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-- LIBERTYVILLE INDEPENDENT * _~"Have you found that she purchas-- »--ed poison?" he was asked. _ ~. '"No, not yet." _ "Have you found a bottle on the ~Btark premises that might have con-- tained poison?" s KILLS WIDOW; * FLEES ON TRAIN, "FEAR: SLAYS SELE Mrs. -- Margaret Allen, widow of James Allen, founder of the Alion Paint and Putty:-- company of Chi cago, was murdéred in her bome in Barrington, Lake county, I!!.. some time Monday night. Last night Charles Hambe!, car-- penter contractor, who slew her, kili-- Tragedy in Southwestern Lake YOL. XXXII--NO. 46 SECTION TWO . _ LIBERTYYVILLE, LAKE COUNTY, ILLINQIS, THURSDAY, N e4 himwelf, He committed suicide just wlhen his efforts to escape from the scene of the murder seemed about to succeed. A Northwestern train . on which hbe was fleeing to Chicago stopped to let an express train pass. Ignorant of the reason for the train's delay, Hambel, it is believed, was overcome with fear and so took his life, y SLAYER BELIEVED INSANE Son Finds Body The body of Mrs. Allen--the top of her head blown off by a shotgun-- was found yesterday at % p. m. The discovery was made by the widow's #n, Thomas, 19 years old.-- He had arrived home 'at 3--in the morning and siept until the middle of the afternoon. ~Annoyed because his mother Bag Bot awakened him that he might go to work at his lesk in the George Bishop Manufacturing company, 560 West Washington boulevard, the mul set out to find her. The f y was lying on the floor of the dining room in their bouse. _ _A note was on the dining room table. _ It read: "L equld not help it. She was --the meanest person I ever saw. Tried everything but could do nothing." It was signed "Chas." Motive for Crime The police believe that Mrs. Allen, who was 41 years old, was slain by Hambe!, who was 63, because she rejected his advances. _ put of the rtation, but stopped on a sidiog, ~ From his 'window "Hambet could see the house in which he had murdered Mrs. Allen. _ Selzed with fear because the train "had stopped, police believed, the slayer jost bis nerve.©" He killed himself with the shotgun he hbad used to slay Mrs. Allen. Brakeman Hears Shot Brakeman J. S. Lisa heard the shot and, runniAg to the coach--de-- seried save for Hambel--found the latter's body crumpled in a seat. Where the contractor hid until yes tehday evening is not known. But shortly after 6 o'clock he slipped unobserved into a day coach of a Chicago bound train. It was due to leave Barrington at 6:10. It pulled --B-O' murderéer had been living at the Alien house for some time while making extensive alterations there. CORPONER SWIFLDS NEW EVIDENCE IN MRS. STARK CASE County When Murder oumomdbySuiddo. CHEMIST STARTS WORK A new clue, that may strengthen the suicide theory in the death of Mrs. Walter Stark, of Area. has been uncovered by the coromer's office, it was admitted by Dr. M. J. Penney, devuty coroner, today. Makes Hurried Trip to Area to Talk With Neighbor of the He refused to tell directly what the new information was, but he was in mlerence with Mrs. R. D. Cook, of a. the next door neighbor of the Stark's, this morning@. plied. "Did you talk to a druggist in Area "Yes, a man named Watson. He has ner'r sold any poisons to Mrs. Stark to the best of his memory," Dr. Pen-- ney said. "How important is your new Clue?" ~"It is a case of putting two and two together. If poison is found in the stomach it will strengthen the sulside theory," he replied. Mrs. Cook called Dr. Penney early today and he hurried to Argea whore he wos in conferencé with her for an hour. 1t was from her, he indicated, that the new clue was recelved. She refused to comment on the deouty coronet's vielt. "Yes, Pn Penney was here," she sail, "In connection with the °Stark tase, but it was on somothing 1 don't eate to discuss." # "Is Walter Stark in Area*®" "No, he went to bury his wife." E4. M. A. Chandler, of the Abbott Latoratories,. is not the chemist ana-- ly#ing the contents of the satomach. ::. Chandler has been called out of : city due to an iliness to his fath-- et. F. Shaw, of Libertyville, also em-- ployed at Abbot's, is in charge of the work. He has made no repo:t to the rocoder's ofice today, Dr. Ponney stated late today that be woauld make the now "angle," ob Nain&#1 this morning, publi¢ in con-- Nection with the Stark, death, it seemed #o > that he. j I refuse to answor that," he re m# Deceased. LAKE COUNTY INDEPENDENT -- Lete County's Big Weekly WAUKEGAN WEEKLY SUN Unofficial Lake County Vote at Election Nov. 4, 1924 GRANT PRECINCTs NEWPORN ANTIOCH LAWYE VILLA AYON WARREN WAUKEGAN BEnton SHIELDS FREMONT WAUCONDA CcuUuBA ELA VERNON W. DEERFIELO LIBERTYVILLE® DEERFJELD AXE MURDER AT LIBERTYVILLE IS NEAR SOLUTION Joseph Sobeck's Slayer May Be in Custody Before Night, Struck down by an axe, hurled through a glass door, Joscph So beck, oi Libertyville, was killed in an effort to obtain a large sum of money he was believed to have had in his possession, an. imvestigation by Chief Deputy Sneriil Lester Tif-- fany revealed Tuesday night. _ _ THREW AXE THRU DOOR A nationwide search was started today for the apprebension of. two men who made their bhome with So beck 'at his cottage at 717 Broad-- way avenue. Deputy Tiffany. be-- lieves Thomas Olechna, 42%, will be in custody by night. He is believed to be in Detroit, where he formerly was employed. The other man is Dominic Enrico, 32. Both had dis appeared when the Libertyville and county authorities sought them for questioning. Robbery is believed to have been the motive. Sobeck had an account of $6,000 in a Libertyville bank. He, had told associates that he planned to draw out geveral thousand dollars to send to his wife so she and their child 'could© come from Poland to Libertyville to join him. He did not do this, however, and all that his slayer got was about $40. it is believed,. Ho drew his weekly sal-- ary of $63 Saturday. Forty: dollars of this is unaccounted ~for. Sobeck had been employed for nine months at the St. Mary's of the Lake Sem-- inary, st Area, and was known as & good workman, and thrifty. Olechna had been employed at the Foulds Macaron!t factory, and En-- tlco at the Amaerican Wire Feonce company at Libertyyille.: They fail-- ed to call for their wages this woeek. the Boston, Nov. 12----After deltberating eleoven hours the jury that heard the in Superior Court early today report-- la%-nmlm Charles Ponk! od a t,. Pont! fought his own sase, Judge Bishop in his charge to the jury, stressed the faot that the jury must fAind Pon:! misappropriated tunds with Intent to atoak ... _ According to. information . given Deputy Tiffany, Olechna has a bad reputation, JURY DISAGREES -- IN PONZLI CASE TOTAL Sheriff Believes. 10 11 ~ 12 18 14 GRAND JURY FOR DTCEMBER TERM The grand jury for the Deceéember term was announced today, as follows: J. H. DePew, Fted Faassen, Benton; Emmett King, Newport; Samuel Tar-- bel, Honry Pape, Antioch; John Stan-- ton, Grant; B. J. Galiger, Lake Villa; John F. Morse, Avon; N. E. Marsh, Warren; Walter Bilharz, Edw. Han-- son, Geo. Wetzel, Waukegan; F. J. Geraghty, Warren Mifier, Shields, Lake Bluff; Herman Schwerman, Lib-- ertyville; G. W. Traut;Fremont; John Holidor, Wauconda; Geo. J. Hager, Cuba; August Greiver, Ela; J. N. Blocks, Vernan; John Weber, West BERRY FACES A SENTENCE OF 92 Deerflei; William Thomas, George E. Parker, Deerfield. Edwin Berry, formerly of Wauke gan, and general manager of the de-- funct Waukegan Tess Company, one of the nine defendants who wore found guilty of conspiracy and using the mails to defraud in federal courr in Milwaukee a few days, faces . a drastic sentence in case the court re-- fuses to grant his motion for a new trial. © $28,000 Fine Also Possible Under Conviction of Former Waukegan Man. PLANS TO APPEAL CASE Under the federal law and by rea-- son of the finding of guilty by the jury, Berry and the other convicted men gre subject to a maximum penal-- ty of 90 to 92 years imprisonment at Leavenworth, and a cash fine of $18,-- 000 to $28,000. -- -- The penalty for conspiracy pro-- vides a maximum of two years in pri-- son and a fine of $10,000, The miaxi-- mum for using the mails to defraud is fve years in prison and $1,000 for éach count. Thus those found guilty on 19 counts, including Berry are sub-- jedt to/'92 years imprisonment and $28,000 fine. ol t i Co 4 ns The nine convicted men all were connected with the Union Food Com pany which hit the roc!. Attorne; : for the convicted men made motion for a new trial. These will be argued before Judge F. A. Geiger on Novem Berry, who was the largest sups vising owner of stock of the compan has 'asserted that he would appea! the United States circuit court of a peals it the trial court refuses a n> --"I am convinced that an appo: tesult in a new trial which will a different outcome," he said. _ blamese Use No Pockets Blamese clothes have no pockets nnd watches attnched to chaing seldom avre YEARS IN PRISON @1 PINNED UNDER _ AUTO CAR TURNS OVER | ~ TWICE: DRIVER IS SERIOUSLY HURT Bix people, Chicago bound in a se-- dan, turned turle twice and ended up in a ditth just west of Libertyvyille, Wednesday evening when they crash-- ed into a machine coming from the opposite direction. _ _ -- Anton J. Conar of Chicago, is Injured in Accident Near Libertyville. f All the occupants of the automo-- bile were pinned beneath the wreck-- age and were extricated tWrough the windows of the car. e "Anton J. Conar, of 2836 West Ad-- ams street, Chclago, the driver, was the only one with serious injuries. H6 had several ribs broken and suf-- 2316 18101; G.0.P. LEADER STROKE VICTIM Henry Cabot Lodge, Senior Senator from Massa-- chussetts and one of the Nation's foremost Statesmen, died in Boston, Sunday Night. Had been in Critical State for Several Days. iToes z3ru i?e9e, 3295 18183 17969 Conar and the other five occupants of the car had been to Racine, Wis., and were returning to Chicago. They had planned following Sheridan road but had lost their way at Kenosha and had gone out via Libertyville. Dr. M. J. Penney of Libertyville, who was called, attended the party and later sent them to their home in Chic go in the White & Tobin atm bulance, that had been called. fered from deep cuts and bands. a Gordon Fendick, driving a car own-- ed by Frank Stafford, of Libertyville, was in the machine that collided with Conar, it was learned later today. He claims he was off on one side of the road, and that Conar was not on his proper side of the road. Renan on Religion Religions are falsge when they at-- tempt to prove the infinite, to define it, to incarnate it (if I may so speak) ; but they arg true when they affirm it. 'The greatest errors they import into that affirmation are nothing compared to the value of the truth which they prociaim.--Ernest Renan. Rep. in Congress State At .Large NOVEMBER 13, 1924 59 42 273) _ 59| 56 I B B m 47 44| 301 f 2584\ ffzimfir a3 about the face §7| 76 51' General Assembiy Late E'rop Matured in October and November Is Best Ever Had Here. The ideal weather of October and early November matured the corn perfectly and it is going into the cribs in . prime 'condition, reoprts say. The quality of the corn is so high that good seed corn, a famine of which was feared in September, will be plentiful. _ MAKES GOOD SEED CORN Bloomington, III., Nov. 12. -- The thump of good, sound corn into wagon beds is being heard through Ililinois this week as farmers gath-- ered one of the best late crops the stdte has produced. Yields averag-- ing between 30 and 40 bushels per acre are being reported. FARMERS HARVEST BEST CORN CROP _ Farmers are reported to be offer-- ing shuckers five cents per bushel while six and seven cents is being asked in some localities. Labor is gaid to be plentiful, many workers coming into the state from the south. MAJESTIC monoay, Nov. 17 57 72 615| 605| 614| 124) . 89| | 272| 275| 263) 118| 42| Eow 3 i 1 l m{ 308 200 109| 86 25830 1507112007 10478 3637) IN MANY YEARS For Representative BRINGING FATHER Prices 50c, 75¢ and $1.00, plus tax. Seats on sale now at the box office. CEORGE MMANUS® CARTOON MUSICAL COMEDY 149) _ 33) "10{ $3) 217} 105| 1'2, 13| 614| _ 33| 486| _ 15| 189| \| 179) 13 195 124; 96| | 162 30 1 318 23"7'} ".l 166 69 144 24 238 181 $1.50 PER YEAR, IN ADVANCE 78 134 112 172 106 114 193 81 73 93 4| RECEIVE BIDS ON 25 MILES OF ROAD IN LAKE COUNTY State to Let Contracts for Next Summer's Work So that Work Can Be Started Early GET BIDS ON 275 MILES Springfield, HIL., Nov. 12%.--The frst bids on state highways to be paved next year were received today by the Illinois division of highways. Bids were asked on approximately 275 miles of paving in all parts of the state. The roads covered by today's letting are part of the $50,000,000 bond issue system, it --being provided by law that this system must be completed before work can be begun on the $100,000, 000 bond issue system. About 1,300 miles of the first system was uncom-- pleted when funds from the first bond issue were exhausted because of an increase in construction prices. The division of highways plans to construct approximately 1,500 miles of aving during 1925. Contracts for & large part of this will be let during the wniter son contractors will be able to have equipment and materials on the ground ready to start work as soon as the weather opens im the spring. Today's letting will be followed 'by & second Novermebr 26 and a third Dec-- ember 17. ' * Roads on which bids were received today include; 11.46 miles of route 1 in Saline county; 36.52 miles of route 2 in Winnebago Ogle and Lee coun-- ties; 53.39 miles of route 3 in Rock Island, Whiteside, Mercer,-- Warren, McDonough, -- Schuyler and Greene counties; 2.32% miles of rout 5 in Winr-- nebago county; 4.29 miles of route 10 in Vermillion county; 14.14 miles of route 13 in Jackson, Randolplhi and St. Clair counties; 12.12 miles of route 14 in Hamilton and Franklin counties; 22.29 miles of route 16 in Coles and Shelby counties; 7.62 miles of route 18 in DeKalb and La Salle counties; 7.91 milesof route 19 in Lake and Mc Henry counties; 16.58 miles of route 22 in McHenry and Laka counties; 29.75 miles of route 23 in Ncflznry and DeKalb counties; |.46 miles of route 24 in Christian county; &:3 miles of route 32 in Moultrie and t eounties; 15.47 'mfés of route 36 in Adarmgs gnd Pike counties; 10.77 miles of route 37 in Jefferson county:" 9.86 miles of route 39 in DeWitt and Piatt counties;.~4.71 miles. of route 43 in Mason county, and 6.10 miles of route 43A in Menard county. $75,000 FIRE AT TINSANE ASYLUM © Bids will also be received today on 8.23 miles of heavy grading and a num-- ber of large bridges. Towson, Md., Nov. 12--Fire, believ-- ed caused by spontaneous combus-- tion t day razed the $75,000 barn of the Enoch Pratt Hospital for insane near hgre and threatened 130 pa-- tients in an adjoining building. . The fire vas the third at the hos-- pital within four months. In August the pump house was destroyed and two weeks ago fire broke out in the laundry. s Residence--and Office 1609 Wash-- ington St., Waukegan, IL DR. J. L. REDDING VETERINARY SURGEON PHONE 1005 Waukegan, Illinois %